It was down to Sarfraz to lead from the front and the 30-year old made the most of two reprieves to steer Pakistan over the line alongwith important contribution from Amir. Post the humiliating defeat against India , Pakistan defeated World No. 1 team, South Africa, by 19 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method. Contrary to everyone's expectat...

But Ostapenko played fearlessly in the decider and pounded away a 50th clean victor to become the first Latvian player to reach a grand slam final. The Latvian, who turned 20 on Thursday, is also the youngest woman to advance to the final of a major since a 19-year-old Caroline Wozniacki finished runner-up at the 2009 US Open.

Lewis Hamilton has slashed the deficit to rival Sebastian Vettel in the Formula One championship after a flawless lights-to-flag victory in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. As the field hurtled towards the chicane of turns three and four, Carlos Sainz Jr. turned across the front of Haas' Romain Grosjean, causing the Toro Rosso driver to spin and ...

FROM COINAGE: Who Are the Wealthiest NBA Owners? In a video, Riley can be seen checking out her reflection and seeing how her hat would look sideways. Draymond Green stayed on the court in a game that featured three technicals on one play 3:08 before halftime. Curry has given no indication he intends to leave the Warriors .

Durant ripped out the hearts of Oklahoma City Thunder fans previous year by leaving for the Oakland-based Warriors , which many considered the easiest route to an National Basketball Association title. "Kevin's journey, our team embraced him". It's not about who scored what. I think it's the nature of competition. We have the parade, we just won...

Also seeing her first success at a WTA tournament, Ostapenko was the first player to win the French Open final from a set down since 1991, according to the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). To play final, it's an incredible thing. Halep, who fell to Sharapova in the 2014 Roland Garros final, entered the match against Ostapenko as the favourit...

It is understood that the Toffees are eager to get a deal done as soon as possible for the 23-year-old, who proved himself to be a capable Premier League performer with Sunderland last season. "I've walked around the training ground and talked with a few people and it feels good", Klaassen told the club's website. I wanted to come here and chec...

Ben Te'o 11. George North 10. Anthony Watson 13. Jonathan Davies 12. Leigh Halfpenny starts at full-back. "But this tour isn't about him, it's about putting the squad first". Smith has the first crack against Samoa, but Perenara is in rich form and Tawera Kerr-Barlow can show his wares with New Zealand Maori tomorrow. Head coach Steve Hansen c...

It must take a lot of courage for him to allow the team that he just won a cup with to make him available to be picked up by another team. They have the luck of the world on their side, as evidenced by this recent playoff run in which they defied the odds in at least two of their four playoff series wins.

Open . "I didn't hit it great", he said . Rory McIlroy joked earlier in the week that anyone who couldn't hit such wide fairways "might as well pack your bags and go home". Hadwin, who started his round on the back nine, quickly fell to 2 over before birdieing six straight holes from the par-5 18th to the par-4 fifth. Fowler is at No.

The company does not know what caused the crash, which occurred as the blimp was advertising for a client near the U.S. Open, Maynard said. The Open, one of golf's four majors, opened play Thursday at the course in Erin, Wisconsin. He said the blimp is not looking good. The Sheriff's Office said the blimp started "rapidly descending" at 11:15 a...

The additions of Robinson and Kouandjio give the Lions two veteran tackles to help fill the void opened when starting left tackle Taylor Decker suffered a right shoulder injury in early June. "For us, we know he certainly has ability, he's very capable and we're happy to have him. We wish him the best as he embarks on this new chapter". Tony Hil...

When Lebron James left Cleveland and went to the Miami, I was one of the people who thought it was insane that he left his hometown to build a super team . "Nothing should distract from what we were able to accomplish together". "We'll handle that accordingly and responsibly, and do the right thing for us individually and as a group".

Opener Rohit Sharma, who is also now with the national squad in England for the eight-team marquee event, is a notable omission from the Virat Kohli-led side. "The administrative staff of the Indian Cricket Team will continue for the tour of West Indies", he added. Chinaman Kuldeep, after a lion-hearted show in the Dharamsala Test against Aus...

Scalise's office said the 51-year-old congressman was in stable condition at MedStar Washington Hospital Center . Scalise underwent surgery for his injuries, according to his official Facebook page, and is now listed in stable condition.

The Swedish worldwide, 22, will become Jose Mourinho's first summer signing. But United agreed to let him remain in Portugal in return for being able to sign him once the season had finished. Manchester United defender Chris Smalling is attracting interest from West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion, according to The Telegraph . He wa...

Alexandria police chief Michael Brown said five people were taken to hospital but it was not clear how many of those were law enforcement officers. "He is grateful for the fearless actions of U.S. Capitol Police, first responders , and colleagues", according to a statement issued by the office of the Majority Whip.

Pucks bouncing past him on the NHL's biggest stage infuriate him. None of the core Penguins defenseman have a Corsi For percentage of over 50% for the playoffs, meaning that on average, the opposing team has been dictating play. They had 24 shots on goal , only two fewer than the victorious Nashville Predators. Sidney Crosby , Evgeni Malkin an...

The cause of death is not yet known. He was from Kenton, Ohio, about two and a half hours away from the university. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office will perform the autopsy. Heintz passed away after Tuesday morning football drills. DePerro noted that the final autopsy report and death certificate for KSU football player Jason Bits...

Come Tuesday, the momentum of Saturday's win was cruelly dashed as the Lions came out of a tight encounter on the wrong side of a 23-22 defeat against the Highlanders . The Lions equalized through Dan Biggar before the Highlanders made it 10-3 through Naholo, who showed power as he spun through tackles near the goalposts.

The Pentagon declined to comment. That's is according to Defense Secretary James Mattis who met with the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. "We would be challenged in projecting power right now", he said. "It took us years to get into this situation". For more than a month, the Trump administration has beenconsidering sending ...

In between, Samuel Umtiti and Djibril Sidibe netted for France and Ousmane Dembele got their late victor. All the goals in that game came late from both sides with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain getting a goal in the 70 minute and Harry Kane getting the late equalizer in stoppage time.

There has been a sharpening of focus by United after deals for Antoine Griezmann and Romelu Lukaku failed to materialise as they go some way to matching rivals Manchester City's early pace in the transfer window. His agent, Juanma Lopez , informed Madrid that his client wanted to leave last week due to his limited playing time. "They are a club ...

It is hard to compare this tournament to any other. "We saw how he has been playing since the beginning of the season - fit, aggressive, his level has been incredible", said Wawrinka , who had lost to Nadal on the same court in the 2013 quarter-finals.

He is also toying with blooding regular fullback Darius Boyd in the centres after Billy Slater returned to reclaim his No.1 jumper. It's a side many believe poses a much greater threat to the Blues than the one offered by an ageing pack and less dynamic backline in game one.

Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise underwent surgery for a gunshot to the hip and was in stable condition. "I also want to thank the Capitol Police for their heroic actions to prevent further harm". Just as he reached first base Pearce, says he heard gunfire. Filous said she saw the shooter hit a uniformed law enforcement officer, who sh...

Conor McGregor , like Mayweather , is the best fighter in his sport of UFC Boxing. The bout will take place at either MGM Grand Garden Arena or T-Mobile Arena and air on pay-per-view. It was then up to Mayweather - who last fought Andre Berto in 2015 - to sign on. "As with every Mayweather and McGregor fight part of the appeal is the spe...

India didn't field well and probably gave away more runs than Pakistan , but the pressure of the scoreboard from India was a lot more than that of Pakistan . After nearly a 40-minute holdup, with the scoreboard reading 46 runs in 9.5 overs, India regrouped their strategy and started counter-attacking. Australia plays Bangladesh in Grou...

Hopefully everything's OK". Jackson along with one of the Browns' athletic trainers helped Garrett to his feet before he walked gingerly to the sideline where he was examined further. "That's part of the game", he said. Jackson hedged a bit when he brought up the quarterback position, but he certainly sounded like he was feeling good about ev...

It has the tricky undulation and small greens of a shot-makers course, while also spanning almost 7,800 yards. "I didn't want to be on the golf course , because I knew she was at home". "And if he looks at it that way, and he's patient, he doesn't have to bring his best stuff right out of the gate". He ruptured a tendon in his ankle playing soccer...